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Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack, Welling Variation
Overview
Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack, Welling Variation is a named branch in the Closed & Semi-Closed Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO D00.
The Closed & Semi-Closed Games group covers closed and semi-closed games — 1.d4 systems characterised by long strategic manoeuvring rather than early tactics.
Play reaches this position via 1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 Bg4, after 4 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack, part of the broader Queen's Pawn Game system.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- D00
- Group
- Closed & Semi-Closed Games (D)
- Plies
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
39,993 games · White 51.4% / Draw 4.0% / Black 44.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| h3 | 12,354 | |
| Nf3 | 7,031 | |
| f3 | 5,568 | |
| c3 | 3,807 | |
| Nd2 | 3,437 | |
| Nc3 | 2,339 | |
| c4 | 2,166 | |
| Qd3 | 1,553 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:03:01
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